I mean…could these two be any more adorable? Even though her body is the same as a Blythe body, she seems so tiny to me. And the Blythes seem way too big. My fantasy: I would love to have 3 or 4 of these little ones. I could create charming scenes with them; they’re easier to maneuver, and they can stand by themselves.

I’ll take a picture of Ruby with Wren and Lily (my other small ones) to show the difference in size. I’ll try to do that today.

It was quite warm – relatively – yesterday and Monday. Today will be cooler, but, save for a couple days when it hits 31 degrees at night, the forecast shows a definite warming trend. This may be the end of winter. Knock on wood! It’s way too soon to do anything in the gardens, but I feel that little spring-tingle – a quickening that tells me that everything will change very soon.

Don is a bit under the weather – a reaction to a shot he had. Poor baby. So I’m headed off to the store this morning to pick up a few things.

I’m reading, yes, but very slowly. I’m distracted by the crimes being committed in Washington DC. I avoid the news and I try to limit my exposure to social media, but, let’s face it, I’m tense and edgy. And it shows in my attention span, which is spotty, at best. The same thing is happening to Don.

So The Grey Wolf  is taking a lot longer to read than it normally would. It is what it is, I guess.

Stay safe.

Happy Wednesday.

I take a photo like this when I’m sort of out of it, because I can take it from where I’m sitting. I haven’t taken a whole lot of photos lately – mostly because of the bleak landscape outside. Anyway, I went back to sleep this morning and had heavy dreams and it’s taking me quite a while to wake up. Time change? Partly.

My favorite contemporary actor was Gene Hackman. I loved everything he did. Never a wrong move, never an untrue moment. I mourn his loss, of course, but I cannot stop thinking about this double tragedy and what we now know about it. His devoted caretaker and wife suddenly dying from hantavirus, their dog – who was crated – dying, and Gene, with heart disease and Alzheimer’s disease wandering around that house for several days after his wife had passed away. Apparently one of the other dogs led them to Gene’s body.

It’s all so haunting, isn’t it? Betsy Arakawa was out and about running errands, wearing a mask, probably feeling like she had the flu. She came back home and, not much later, collapsed in the bathroom. Did Gene find her? Was he aware that she was gone? Or did he just wander aimlessly for 6 days? God, it’s heartbreaking. I can’t stop thinking about them.

Rest in Peace, Gene and Betsy. Rest in Peace, Zinna.

Today, will be a bit brighter, if only because the temperature is going to hit 61 degrees. And it’s sunny. We have to do some grocery shopping and we’re going to start walking again. All of our plans to keep walking over the winter were thwarted by lots of snow and extreme low temperatures. And, of course, lots of ice. I’ve gained too much weight and I want to get back in shape. We’ll start with a little walk at the library.

Also, I fully support Canada’s reactions to the Felon’s tariffs, but New York gets electricity from Canada and our bill, which is already way too expensive, will skyrocket. How are we supposed to pay for that?

Okay, time to make the second cup of coffee.

Stay safe.

Happy Monday.

Filming the egg cup collection, coupled with Easter occurring in April, saw me perusing available egg cups on eBay. I do this a couple of times a year. As I’ve said before, finding good vintage figural egg cups is much harder these days. You can find new egg cups that are figural in nature, but frankly, they’re usually cheap looking, with not nearly the detail that vintage cups have.

Anyway, I bookmarked a few that I liked. One of them was very inexpensive, so I went for it. It arrived yesterday.

I really love this bunny rabbit leaning against his egg cup cottage. I have one similar to it that is much smaller, with a gold lustreware glaze.

This one is in perfect condition, I love the paint colors used on the rabbit, It’s obviously vintage and was made in Japan. And it’s on the larger side. Hurrah!

I won’t be doing my annual egg cup tour because there’s a video tour on my YouTube channel. Oh, heck, I may highlight a few. There’s another wooden egg cup that I’ve been eyeing on eBay, but I don’t know if it’s still available. I’ve bookmarked it, so I’ll check into its availability today.

The wind was relentless yesterday and it’s still making its presence known today. Less intensity, but still there. I’m over it.

But it’s sunny…

Stay safe.

Happy Saturday.